The Brookhaven leader., 1887-02-03

Lewis Fleming. negro wife
beaten, was killed last week near
Durant while resisting arrest.
Leake county failed to vote tn c
subscription of $50, 600 to the Gull
and Ship Island Railroad.
The Vicxsburg compress has nc,
complished the feat of pressing SO
bales OF cotton in 10 min 1tes.
Two little negroes were playing
with shot gun near Natchtz the
other day and now there is only
one.
Thos. w. Campbell, Of the Nicks-
burg Commercial-Herald, has been
dangerously i'll, but is now recov-
/ ering.
The meeting of the State Horti.
cultural SocieCy at Crystal Springs
last week was grand success.
A movement is on foot among the
business men Of jackson looking to
the organization Of a land and
improvement company.
Hon. T. p. Walker, editor of tie
Farmers Advocate, Meridian, has
been appointed special agent in
the Interior Department of $1,000.
Conductor Bob Diggs, of the |. c..
r. r., Nell-known to most Of our
readers, is over in Mexico, quite
sick. 1t is feared that he has con
sumption.
Mr.. John J. O'Ferrall, promi
nent citizen and proprietor of O Fer
rails cotton gin, and Miss Ella
Tidsley, both of Natchez, were
married last week.
The jackson correspondent Of the
n. .. P,cayune says a great many
negroes who went To the swamps
last year to try their fortunes are
returning, DISCUS ell.
Mr.. ii. p. Andrews, who some
time since was editor Of the Newton
Free Press, is nov practicicin9
law in Lampasa~, Texas, and is aid,
inc in the editorial department of
he NerS Ot that place. Success TO
him.
The Capital Commercial College,
Jackson, Miss, is on q big Doom.
Within ten days, Is new pupils have
been enrolled. This is one of the
growing institutions of the South
and it should receive the patronage
of this section.
Messrs. d. G. Patterson and f. II.
Thompson are candidates for Mayor
of WcSson, and Messrs. g. B. Null
Inns, w. ii. Galloway and J. r.
Cable candidates for Marshal
The election takes place March 9Th.
An agricultural and fruit-grow-
ers society has been organized at
Summit with the following officers:
J. II. Mills, president; David r.
May, vice president; Dr. R. w.
Moore, secretary, and G. w. Beam,
treasurer.
Gov. Lowry has appointed 100
delegates to the interstate CONVEX
ton in The interest of stock raising
dairying, fruit growing and for the
promotion of general agricultural
interests, which is to assemble at
Lake Charles, La, on the 22nd of
February.
Dan X. Smith, a negro residing
in the vicinity of Natchcz. has been
indicted by he Federal Grand jury
upon charge of repre- ,"n ing him
self as a Duputv United States
Marshal. 1t is charged that he
arrested number of ignorant ne
groes and released them after being
paid to do so. He is in custody at
Natchtz.
The death of Joshua Geen necessi-
tates the winding up of the affairs
of J. GREEN'S Bank, hence no further
deposits will he received, and no
collections made except on account
of Indebtedness to the bank. All
obligations of the bank, in what
ever shape, will he settled in full
before the middle Of September
next, so that certificate holders
need feel no concern so far as
their interest is concerned 1t is
expected that the fourth installment
will be taken IN when the third
becomes due.-ClariOn.
The United States grand Jury at
Jackson adjourned last Monday.
Twenty-four true bills were found,
six against persons tamperIng with
the mails. one for stealing the GOV
eminent light at ST. Charles, Miss,
three for pension frauds. and thir-
teen for violations of the internal
revenue laws; these latter being
principally of parties selling various
kinds of so-called bitters as bever-
erage, the same contained alcohol